Research Article

Biochemical and Ultrastructural Changes in the Hepatopancreas of Bellamya aeruginosa (Gastropoda) Fed with Toxic Cyanobacteria

Table 1

MCs concentration in hepatopancreas of snails (B. aeruginosa) exposed to different treatments during the experiment. Results are expressed as mean ± SD.

Time (day)Concentration of MC (μg g−1 DW) 𝐹 𝑃
CyanobacteriaMixed group

Intoxication1 1 . 5 3 ± 0 . 3 6 0 . 6 7 ± 0 . 1 9 13.3320.022
5 2 . 6 2 ± 0 . 3 5 3 . 0 6 ± 1 . 5 5 0.2230.661
10 5 . 9 1 ± 0 . 8 5 5 . 7 8 ± 0 . 0 7 0.0660.810
15 4 . 2 4 ± 0 . 7 6 6 . 0 1 ± 0 . 7 7 7.8990.048

Detoxification16 3 . 1 7 ± 0 . 6 1 5 . 2 5 ± 0 . 3 3 27.0550.007
20 1 . 0 5 ± 0 . 0 6 1 . 4 3 ± 0 . 1 7 12.7950.023
25 0 . 4 8 ± 0 . 1 0 0 . 4 0 ± 0 . 0 1 1.9380.236
30 0 . 5 6 ± 0 . 1 3 0 . 3 8 ± 0 . 1 2 2.8970.164